…farmers and ranchers with USDA resources that can help them build stronger businesses, expand to reach new and larger markets, and grow their operations. “The recent Census of Agriculture shows…
PEDv No Threat to Food Safety
…of U.S. pork. As Paul Clayton, U.S. Meat Export Federation senior vice president for export services explains, PEDv poses no threat to food and safety and is not a reportable…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed FY 2015 Budget
…377,000 jobs. To help America’s producers break into new exports markets for farm and ranch products, and building off of President Obama’s recently announced Made in Rural America export initiative,…
Biofuels Get a New Push in Trade Promotion
The Agriculture Secretary says the time is right to promote US made biofuels to export markets. Biofuels Get a New Push in Trade Promotion…
Connecting Rural U.S. Businesses to the Export Market
The idea behind ‘Made in Rural America” is connecting more rural businesses of all types to export information and assistance through a comprehensive strategy. Susan Carter reports on ‘Made in…
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2012 Census of Agriculture Preliminary Results
…grow both local and regional food systems and exports, but we must do more for mid-sized operations. The 2014 Farm Bill will expand support for beginning farmers and new market…
World Business Export Market
Many rural businesses could be more successful if they could sell their products in the export market. Gary Crawford has this report….
Costa Introduces Drought Relief Legislation
…a 1:1 “inflow-to-export ratio” for San Joaquin River flows that result from water transfers and exchanges. This means water districts willing to sell or trade surplus supplies to districts with…
Statement of Westlands Water District on California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014
…the SWP and direction to maintain a one-to-one inflow/export ratio during the period from April 1 through May 31 to enable voluntary water transfers and exchanges, have the potential of…
Following Senate Passage, ASA Calls on President Obama to Sign Farm Bill into Law
…Research (FFAR); export promotion done under the Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Access Program (MAP) on which soybeans depend as the nation’s top farm export; and key energy programs,…
Corn Growers Thank Senate for Farm Bill Passage
…investments that will further USDA’s research mission. Maintains authorizations and funding levels for export promotion, including the Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program and the Market Access Program (MAP). Continues the…
DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies
…the level currently being achieved in January. To help meet this level of outflow, DWR and Reclamation will export from the Delta a maximum of 1,500 cfs, which will be…
AFBF on Obama’s State of the Union Address
…and other noncompetitive practices when they try to export their products. For U.S. agriculture to thrive, we have to correct these disparities and level the playing field. “To take full…
House-Senate Negotiators Announce Bipartisan Agreement on Final Farm Bill
…of 2014 reduces the deficit while strengthening top priorities that help to grow the agricultural economy. The bill: Boosts export opportunities to help farmers find new global markets for their…